The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-04

known as the Cattle King of Volusia
County, died very suddenly last week Of
heart disease. He was over 20 years of age
DR. John G. Ames has recently become
| bY purchase, the owner of the controlling
interest in the Btirlour Patents Association
owning the patents for the extraction Of
fibre by patented machinery from the pal
metto, maguey, agave and other flbrouE
! plants.
Oxford Orange Leaf: o. S. Bogut
| brought to our office one day this week q
sunfower which was 3 feet and inches in
circumference. Mr.. Bogue also brought q
! quart of seed which was gathered from The
! flower. Making calculation, we find that
an acre of these flowers will produce eighty
| four bushels, and as they are good feed foi
horses, cows and chickens, it will pay to
raise them.
A petition is in circulation asking for an
election to determine, the wishes Of the vo-
tiers of Clay county on the question of the
sale of liquor. The petition will be pre-
sented to the County Commissioners, If a
sufficient number of signatures can be OBJ
tanned, and the result Of the election, if the
vote shall be against the sale of liquor, will
prevent the issue of liquor licenses for the
period of two years after the expiration of
the present licenses.
On Sunday, June 49, while J. s. Perry,
vices at the Baptist church, some one en-
tered his house through a window and broke
into q trunk, and took therefrpm silver
watch and gold chain-a relic of the family.
Though the party was evidently looking for
money they failed to discover the treasure,
which was actually lying in the same trunk
There was $50 in gold right under whore
the watch was lying, but they must
have been frightened off, Us nothing but the
watch was missing. Suspicion rested on
John Dias, a lad of IA or Is years. living
near Oxford Tracks leading to a certain
spot and exactly corresponding TO the boys
were followed and the chain was soon found
near the edge of pond hanging on bon
net flag where it evidently caught when
thrown into the lake. The watch has not
been found A trial resulted in Dias' dis
charge, the prosecution failing to make out
q case
A serious accident occurred at the sawmill
at Enterprise Tuesday, which resulted in
the narrow escape OF Samuel Jones, col
ored man, from instant death Jones was
drawing log out of the lake by means of
long rope and windlass provided for that
purpose. He failed to throw off the power
at the proper time and the log was drawn
close to the wheel Will Harold, one of the
proprietors, signaled to the colered man to
throw the lever back, the noise of the ma
chinery being too great to allow couyersa-
ton to be understood. Jones evidently be-
came confused and pushed the lever
forward, putting on the full power of the
engine. The strain on the rope was
so great that the heavy iron hook
attached to the end of it and driven into
the log pulled out, and in making the revo-
luton with the wheel it struck Jones VIC
lent blow on the forehead over the right eye,
fracturing the skull and cutting an ugly
cash two inches long. He fell to the floor
senseless and rolled over on the engine, from
which the engineer had only minute pre-
viously shut off steam. But for this fortu-
nate circumstance he would have been
crushed in the machinery. Until Friday he
remained unconscious at his home, where he
was taken, and DIR. Long, who is attending
him, states that the indications are now ia
vorable to recovery.
During the past 10 days the municipality
of Gainesville has been somewhat stirred
up. The cause of all this stir emanated
from the official circles Of the city govern
ment. On Wednesday, 22nd Of June,
June, Mayor Scott issued writ Of suspen-
Marshal Hahn The act of the mayor was
intended to suspend Mr.. Hahn from per-
forming the duties incumbent upon the
marshal until the next regular meeting of
the City Council, Tuesday, July 5. Mr.
Hahn gave up his badge and cane, and
Policeman r. c. Bennett was authorized
to perform the duties of marshal
The alleged cause of the suspension
was that the Marshal on the day named,
had not at once carried out certain order
which the Mayor claimed he had ordered
Marshal Hahn to carry out 'but which Mar
shall Hahn claimed that he did not 50 under
stand. The Marshal was acting under the
City Attorneys advice and felt sure that he
was doing nothing beyond his authority
The matter created considerable comment
at the time, and many there were who were
decidedly of the opinion that Mayor Scott
had overstepped the bounds Of his authority
by suspending the Marshal. On Saturday
afternoon his honor went on a recuperat-
ing visit to st. Augustine, leaving President
H. L. Day, of the City Council, Mayor ex-
officio. On Monday a writ of mandamus was
served on the Mayor ex-officio asking
that reason be shown for suspending Mar
shall Hahn. Col. Scott returned on Tuesday
from st. Augustine, and Wednesday he
went to Ocala to comply with tho writ of
mandamus, as that document was issued re-
turnable to Circuit Judge Finley, The case
was argued before Judge Finley Friday.
As the Mayor failed to present sufficient
cause for the suspension, Judge Finley ruled
that there was no authority for Mayor
SCOTS action, and ordered that the Marshal
be reinstated. Mayor Scott gave notice of
an appeal to the Supreme Court.